Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-09-10 00:30 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.975

Aphelion (Q)

2.725

Eccentricity (e)

0.473

Inclination (i)

10.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

919.0

Earth MOID

0.02283

U parameter

8.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2027-11-06

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.14885

22268102

Maximum Brightness

26.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.1

mag

Diameter

10 - 23*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-09-16

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

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Proper elements

Epoch

Near present day

Near middle of observation arc

Orbit properties

Epoch
Semimajor Axis
Eccentricity (e)
Inclination (i)
Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)
Mean Anomaly (M)
Perihelion distance
Aphelion distance
Asc. Node-Earth Sep.
Desc. Node-Earth Sep.
MOID
Orbit Period
U parameter

Value

1-sigma variation

Unit

Epoch

Value

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.849883

1-sigma variation

0.006618

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.472960

1-sigma variation

0.001891

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

10.5466

1-sigma variation

0.0309

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

176.9431

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

215.2883

1-sigma variation

0.0130

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

81.78616

1-sigma variation

2.35670

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.974963

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.724802

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.342857

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.031220

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.022831

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

918.9982

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.37940E-5	1.25156E-5	2.04190E-4	-1.45227E-6	-7.60449E-5	-1.55960E-2
e	1.25156E-5	3.57700E-6	5.83500E-5	-4.18048E-7	-2.16422E-5	-4.45711E-3
i	2.04190E-4	5.83500E-5	9.52160E-4	-6.71479E-6	-3.56367E-4	-7.27161E-2
Ω	-1.45227E-6	-4.18048E-7	-6.71479E-6	9.11727E-8	1.28789E-6	5.17498E-4
ω	-7.60449E-5	-2.16422E-5	-3.56367E-4	1.28789E-6	1.69031E-4	2.70718E-2
M	-1.55960E-2	-4.45711E-3	-7.27161E-2	5.17498E-4	2.70718E-2	5.55406E0

Date of computation: 2025-09-10 00:30 UTC

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Physical properties

Rotation Period
Quality
Amplitude
Rotation Direction
Spinvector L
Spinvector B

Rotational properties

Value

Unit

Source

Rotation Period

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

27.099

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

10 - 23*

Unit

Source

[2]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

1093

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.398841

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-09-16.22197

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-09-18.30331

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

15 (1)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Delay (Discarded)
Doppler (Discarded)
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Note: The ASCII file is in a format suitable for Orbfit input.

Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net

Computation parameters

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2022SP from 1950 to 2125

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1959-09-09 06:17	> 1 mo	0.1463747	0.0056211	0.7818937
EARTH	1964-10-02 05:36	> 1 mo	0.0491009	0.0153601	1.2253163
EARTH	2022-09-24 00:02	1.1	0.0236323	0.0233830	0.0000831
EARTH	2027-11-06 11:24	> 1 mo	0.1488531	0.0977741	0.0973294
EARTH	2085-09-05 21:28	> 1 mo	0.1951186	0.0026928	1.6806865
EARTH	2090-09-27 20:56	> 1 mo	0.0301487	0.0246043	0.7911747
EARTH	2095-11-23 15:02	> 1 mo	0.1914947	0.1416244	2.2795734

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
341.45528376	260.30480693	0.02353282	MINIMUM
180.39465676	109.46080416	1.72842049	SADDLE
359.15782911	109.07099510	1.97767481	SADDLE
178.95166092	288.60440538	3.71526996	MAXIMUM

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